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** COVID-19 Gender Update
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** TOP PICKS
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** Inter-Agency statement on violence against women and girls in the context of COVID-19
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It is imperative that practical steps be taken to ensure victims/survivors are safe and receive the support and services that they need now. This includes proactive efforts to integrate measures in all COVID-19 related preparedness and recovery plans to address violence against women and girls and ensure that these efforts are adequately resourced...In solidarity with the Secretary-General, we highlight six critical areas for action. Read more » ([link removed])


** Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter
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The words of the Charter resonate now more strongly than ever before. They reiterate our shared work across all parts of the UN ‘to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom’. Today we in UN Women recall and recommit to those aspirations, as we build back better from the consequences of conflict and coronavirus, and engage in concerted efforts for equality and racial justice in all segments of society and in all sectors. Read more » ([link removed])


** IN THE NEWS HEADLINES
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Video interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Interview begins at 46')


** VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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Nicole Kidman: "Play your role in ending violence against women" ([link removed])


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** FROM THE FRONT LINE
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Community-Building I am Generation Equality - Female leadership during COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Leadership Gulbahor Majidova: Overcoming loss with a determination to help others in Tajikistan ([link removed])

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Technology Connected by their phones, women peacebuilders lead COVID-19 prevention efforts across Libya ([link removed])

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Crisis Management Women survivors of violence receive vital support from shelters in Kosovo during the pandemic ([link removed])

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Economic Resilience UN Women supports Maasai women-led enterprises to respond to COVID-19 ([link removed])


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** ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES
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Pride this year takes place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, movements for racial justice and renewed push on LGBTIQ+ rights in some parts of the world.
* Advice from activists: Pride is a protest, and marginalized communities must be centre-stage ([link removed])
* Take five: “This year’s Pride is marked by a critical need to not just stand but act in solidarity in seeking racial justice and equality” ([link removed])


** PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES
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This coming week marks 10 years since UN Women's ([link removed]) establishment ([link removed]) by the UN General Assembly on 2 July 2010. Working with our partners, we have made strides for gender equality and will continue to work tirelessly towards a better world—one of equality and empowerment for women and girls.
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UN Women Annual Report 2019-2020 ([link removed])

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Regular resources report 2019 ([link removed])

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** COVID-19 and gender monitor
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[link removed] inter-agency collaboration with inputs from ILO, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP, WHO and many others, this newly launched data dashboard is a compilation of indicators that will inform gender-responsive policy action on COVID-19. Read more » ([link removed])


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** Take Pride online with UN Women
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[link removed] year Pride goes digital, but its activism is as vibrant as ever. Join the celebration online and uphold LGBTIQ+ rights as human rights.

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Don’t forget to use the hashtags #PrideMonth, #Pride, and #GlobalPride (27 June).

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